SMART CARS: SEE THE TOP 10 WINNERS (IEEE RATING) OF THE YEAR
While we in the 3rd world are still battling with used cars and old models, the rest of the world is moving in the direction of making seemingly impossible earth navigating beasts. From smart cars, which are trained to navigate a bend, drive through crowded streets and make intelligent maneuvers like an expert diver can, to the sleekest designs with the fastest unimaginable speed ever, the vehicle industry is going really smart.
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) have made a list of the top 10 Tech cars in the year 2016. Some of these cars are still prototypes they have not been released for purchase.
In no particular order, i present to you, the top 10 cars as selected by IEEE
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At no 1 spot, this car is the dream of every tech guy. Imagine sitting back or sleeping on the wheels and letting your car do the work for you..
Hear From Audi:
It is not at all uncommon to see words like “revolutionary” or “groundbreaking” being used in the automotive industry. But rarely do these words fit so aptly as when they are used to describe piloted driving. Audi has set out to fundamentally change the way we operate our cars. And to improve it. The efforts focus on the intelligence of the technology and the decisions of the driver.
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Price: US $136,650
Power train: 96-kW (129-hp) AC electric motor with 1.5-L 170-kW (228-hp) three-cylinder gasoline engine
Overall fuel economy: 8.4 L/100 km (28 mpg) on gasoline; electric equivalent of 3.1 L/100 km (76 mpge)
Nearly a half century ago, the Ford GT40 went to the 24 Hours of LeMans and crushed mighty Ferrari, sparking an enduring legend. Now Ford looks for a LeMans déjà vu this summer with a reborn racing GT, followed by 250 annual copies of a roughly US $400,000 scissor-doored wonder car for the street.
This beauty is a master of speed. It takes this care 3 seconds to accelerate to a speed of 100 km per hour.
Hustling Ferrari’s latest fantasy through Italy’s Emilia-Romagna region, the reviewers observe how they take all of 3 seconds to salute the end of an era and to hold on tight as another begins. That’s how much time it takes the glorious 488 Spider to reach 100 kilometers per hour (62 miles per hour). Closing a book on seven decades of howling, superhigh-revving, naturally aspirated engines, every new Ferrari will now be turbocharged, a hybrid, or both. And while Ferrari’s new turbos can’t hit the operatic, 9,000-rpm tenor notes of its predecessors (not yet, anyway), it’s game over in every other regard. See Full Review Here
Bigger than an S-Class, the Benz concept looks like a Clockwork Orangehipster lounge, with its walnut-veneered floor and wall-wrapping touch and gesture displays. Mercedes sees it as a retreat that will maximize privacy or productivity in the hectic urban zones of the future. The mod theme continues with two front white-leather-clad lounge seats that swivel rearward (after all, the “driver” usually won’t need to attend to the road). The steering wheel telescopes into the dash during autonomous mode. And any passenger can take charge of vehicle functions, such as speed and which of the 360-degree views to project inside the car. See Full Review here
The Hyundai is basically an electric car with a fuel cell fed by compressed hydrogen in place of a lithium-ion battery. A pair of tanks hold 5.6 kilograms of hydrogen at 69,000 kilopascals (10,000 psi). It flows into a fuel cell, where electrons are stripped from hydrogen atoms, creating ions that flow one way as electricity flows the other way, powering an electric motor. Then the ions combine with oxygen in the air to form water vapor—the only emission.
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This second-generation Volt is a green sweetheart to drive, and improved in nearly every way over the original: sleeker, lighter, faster, quieter, and more efficient.
This car has a combination of Electricity and gasoline system that saves the ecosystem.
On a test drive, this car covered precisely 60 all-electric miles (97 kilometers) before the gasoline engine kicked in. That beat the official 53-mile estimate, itself a 40 percent improvement over the first-generation Volt. At that point, the Volt’s new direct-injection engine smoothly blended combustion with electric power to offer 675 km of total range—no range anxiety in this car. See Details Here
The Ford Mission E, a knee-weakening electric beauty with 600 all-wheel-drive horsepower, much of it coming from a pair of permanently excited electric motors adapted from its LeMans-winning 919 Hybrid race car. It’s just a concept, but Porsche has pledged to get a version in showrooms by 2018. When that happens, figure on a dash to 60 miles per hour in less than 3.5 seconds, a 500-km (311-mile) driving range and a quick 15-minute charge to 80 percent battery capacity via a world’s-first 800-volt architecture.
Read the full review here
Price: Not for sale
Power plant: Twin electric motors; 447 kW (600 hp)
Overall fuel economy: N/A
An unlikely member of the pack, Volvo which has gone through several travails in the past years, being cut loose from Ford, sold to a Chinese owner, and resting on past innovations decided to go mega with this particular innovation.
The last on my list but not the least, this car is described as Tesla as the fastest, safest SUV in history.
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) have made a list of the top 10 Tech cars in the year 2016. Some of these cars are still prototypes they have not been released for purchase.
In no particular order, i present to you, the top 10 cars as selected by IEEE
1. AUDI AUTO PILOTED DRIVING MODEL RS 7 CONCEPT
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| Audi RS 7 Auto Driven |
At no 1 spot, this car is the dream of every tech guy. Imagine sitting back or sleeping on the wheels and letting your car do the work for you..
Hear From Audi:
It is not at all uncommon to see words like “revolutionary” or “groundbreaking” being used in the automotive industry. But rarely do these words fit so aptly as when they are used to describe piloted driving. Audi has set out to fundamentally change the way we operate our cars. And to improve it. The efforts focus on the intelligence of the technology and the decisions of the driver.
See Full Review Here...
Price: US $136,650
Power train: 96-kW (129-hp) AC electric motor with 1.5-L 170-kW (228-hp) three-cylinder gasoline engine
Overall fuel economy: 8.4 L/100 km (28 mpg) on gasoline; electric equivalent of 3.1 L/100 km (76 mpge)
2. FORD GT40
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| Ford GT40 |
Price: US $400,000
Power plant: 3.5-L V-6 with dual turbochargers; 485 kW (650 hp)
Overall fuel economy: N/A
3. FERRARI 488 SPIDER
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| Ferrari 488 Spider |
Hustling Ferrari’s latest fantasy through Italy’s Emilia-Romagna region, the reviewers observe how they take all of 3 seconds to salute the end of an era and to hold on tight as another begins. That’s how much time it takes the glorious 488 Spider to reach 100 kilometers per hour (62 miles per hour). Closing a book on seven decades of howling, superhigh-revving, naturally aspirated engines, every new Ferrari will now be turbocharged, a hybrid, or both. And while Ferrari’s new turbos can’t hit the operatic, 9,000-rpm tenor notes of its predecessors (not yet, anyway), it’s game over in every other regard. See Full Review Here
Price: US $275,000
Power plant: 3.9-L V-8 with dual turbochargers; 493 kW (611 hp)
Overall fuel economy: 13.8 L/100 km (17 mpg)
4. MERCEDES BENZ F 015 CONCEPT
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| Mercedes F015 |
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| Mercedes F015 Interior |
Still a concept in design and testing, it will be available in the year 2030. This machine will run on Hydrogen and will have an office styled interior to make your life smarter and easier. You can of course guess that the car would be fully autonomous with a 360 Degree view telescope.
Price: Not for sale
Power plant: Hydrogen fuel cell
Overall fuel economy: N/A
5. HYUNDAI TUCSON FUEL CELL
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| The Hyundai Tucson Fuel cell Showing the Vital parts |
The Hyundai is basically an electric car with a fuel cell fed by compressed hydrogen in place of a lithium-ion battery. A pair of tanks hold 5.6 kilograms of hydrogen at 69,000 kilopascals (10,000 psi). It flows into a fuel cell, where electrons are stripped from hydrogen atoms, creating ions that flow one way as electricity flows the other way, powering an electric motor. Then the ions combine with oxygen in the air to form water vapor—the only emission.
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Price: US $499 per month on lease
Power plant: Hydrogen fuel cell with 99 kW (134 hp) electric motor
Overall fuel economy: 4.7 L/100 km (50 mpge)
6. CHEVROLET VOLT
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| Chevrolet Volt |
This second-generation Volt is a green sweetheart to drive, and improved in nearly every way over the original: sleeker, lighter, faster, quieter, and more efficient.
On a test drive, this car covered precisely 60 all-electric miles (97 kilometers) before the gasoline engine kicked in. That beat the official 53-mile estimate, itself a 40 percent improvement over the first-generation Volt. At that point, the Volt’s new direct-injection engine smoothly blended combustion with electric power to offer 675 km of total range—no range anxiety in this car. See Details Here
Price: US $33,995 ($26,495 after $7,500 federal tax credit)
Power plant: 1.8-L four-cylinder with dual electric propulsion motors; total 111 kW (149 hp)
Overall fuel economy: Equivalent of 2.2 L/100 km (106 mpge) on electricity; 5.6 L/100 km (42 mpg) on gasoline
7. BMW 7 SERIES
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| BMW 7 series 2016 |
Described as the world's first production smart car, this car is a classic pioneer of auto driven cars. It can park unaided, drive out of the garage, and stun you neighbours as your car races across to your parking space unaided with the simple tap of a palm sized remote button. However, the feature is only available in Europe with the United states still yet to approve this feature...
Price: US $99,395 (750i xDrive version)
Power plant: 4.4-L V-8 with dual turbochargers; total 332 kW (445 hp)
Overall fuel economy: 12.4 L/100 km (19 mpg)
8. PORSCHE MISSION E CONCEPT
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| Porsche Mission E Concept |
Read the full review here
Price: Not for sale
Power plant: Twin electric motors; 447 kW (600 hp)
Overall fuel economy: N/A
9. VOLVO XC90
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| Sweedish Volvo XC90 |
This model is an interestingly luxury SUV that’s hogging such awards as North American Truck of the Year and reaffirming Volvo’s reputation for safety.
The XC90 wraps three rows and seven passengers in a Scandinavian body that looks as solid as a glacier. It’s the kind of SUV that you might expect to have a V-8, such as the one in the old XC90. But the new one cuts the cylinder count in half: the Volvo Twin Engine combines a turbocharger and a supercharger in a 2.0-liter four to make a very respectable 236 kilowatts (316 horsepower)—and a downright burly 298 kW in the T8 plug-in hybrid version, thanks to a 65-kW electric-motor assist. That T8 hustles to 100 kilometers per hour (62 miles per hour) in just 5.6 seconds, and its E-mode lets it cover up to 40 km on electricity alone.
See full Review Here
Price: US $69,095 with tax credit up to $4,600 (T8 plug-in version)
Power plant: 2.0-L four-cylinder with supercharger, turbocharger, and dual electric motors; total 298 kW (400 hp)
Overall fuel economy: 9.8 L/100 km (24 mpg)
The XC90 wraps three rows and seven passengers in a Scandinavian body that looks as solid as a glacier. It’s the kind of SUV that you might expect to have a V-8, such as the one in the old XC90. But the new one cuts the cylinder count in half: the Volvo Twin Engine combines a turbocharger and a supercharger in a 2.0-liter four to make a very respectable 236 kilowatts (316 horsepower)—and a downright burly 298 kW in the T8 plug-in hybrid version, thanks to a 65-kW electric-motor assist. That T8 hustles to 100 kilometers per hour (62 miles per hour) in just 5.6 seconds, and its E-mode lets it cover up to 40 km on electricity alone.
See full Review Here
Price: US $69,095 with tax credit up to $4,600 (T8 plug-in version)
Power plant: 2.0-L four-cylinder with supercharger, turbocharger, and dual electric motors; total 298 kW (400 hp)
Overall fuel economy: 9.8 L/100 km (24 mpg)
10. TESLA MODEL X
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| Tesla Model X |
The last on my list but not the least, this car is described as Tesla as the fastest, safest SUV in history.
Its doors lift up like the wings of a falcon displaying exquisite technology in the making.
IEEE reviewers have these to say:
The crowd-pleasing doors suggest other technical wonders within. The Model X may weigh 2,470 kilograms (5,441 pounds). But with supercar-like power [see specs, below]—of which 35 percent comes from a front electric motor and the rest from another at the rear—the Tesla will get to 60 miles per hour (97 kilometers per hour) in a claimed 3.8 seconds, or 3.2 seconds in its infamous Ludicrous mode. That’s quicker than a Porsche Cayenne Turbo. Yet the Model X can also cover 414 km—from Frankfurt to Brussels, or Detroit to Toronto—on a single charge. And you can get that charge in 30 minutes using Tesla’s proprietary Supercharger network.
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Price: US $132,000 (P90D version)
Power plant: Dual AC electric motors and lithium-ion battery pack; total 568 kW (762 hp)
Overall fuel economy: 89 mpge, the electric equivalent of one gallon of gasoline (or 2.6 L/100 km)
The crowd-pleasing doors suggest other technical wonders within. The Model X may weigh 2,470 kilograms (5,441 pounds). But with supercar-like power [see specs, below]—of which 35 percent comes from a front electric motor and the rest from another at the rear—the Tesla will get to 60 miles per hour (97 kilometers per hour) in a claimed 3.8 seconds, or 3.2 seconds in its infamous Ludicrous mode. That’s quicker than a Porsche Cayenne Turbo. Yet the Model X can also cover 414 km—from Frankfurt to Brussels, or Detroit to Toronto—on a single charge. And you can get that charge in 30 minutes using Tesla’s proprietary Supercharger network.
Read Full Review here
Price: US $132,000 (P90D version)
Power plant: Dual AC electric motors and lithium-ion battery pack; total 568 kW (762 hp)
Overall fuel economy: 89 mpge, the electric equivalent of one gallon of gasoline (or 2.6 L/100 km)
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